Guard and curb.



T. A. HILL.

GUARD AND CURB. APPLIOATION IILED JULY 29,1913.

Patented Aug. 4," 1914.

IA/l/E/V TOR 1H NORRIS DIVERS 60-. FdOIO-LITHQ. WAHINGTDN. D. C.

. j'rnoivrnsn. HILL, or new YORK, N. Y.

GUARD AND cURB.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known. that I, THOMAS ALIIILL, a citizen of the United States, residing at the borough of Brooklyn, county of Kings, city and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Guards and Curbs, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

My invention relates to improvements in guards or curbs, and moreparticularlyhas reference to a wheel-guard or curb to prevent the hub of the wheel or body of the vehicle to which it is attached from coming.

in contact with the wall, fence, partition or other structure to be protected.

This guard is adapted to be secured at the base of the wall, fence or other structure and is preferably so made that the same may be renewed. in part so as to replace parts worn by contact with vehicles.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view, partly broken away and partly in section, illustrating one application of my invention. Fig. 2 is an end view looking upwardly at Fig.1. Fig. 3 is an enlarged section in plan view similar to that shown in Fig. 1, and Fig. 4: is an on larged end view similar to that shown in Fig. 2 except that the parts are held by screws instead of rivets,and Fig. 5 is a cross sectional; View of a modification.

6 indicates a board-fence or railing supported by the vertical beams 7 to the base of which is secured an angle ironsuch as 8.

9 is a metal plate secured to the angle iron 8 and the angle 10 as shown, and 11 1s a suitable support such as a channel beam.

upon the top of which is preferably secured the inside angle 12 to which the channel 11 is secured and to the angle 10 by the rivet 13 or other suitable means, the rivet 14 being.

adapted to pass through both angles 10 and 12 and the plate 9 as shown. By reference 45 to Fig. 4 it will be observed that instead of rivets, screws such as 13 and 14: may be employed so that by constant wearing of the wheels on the face of the angle 10 the same may be readily removed by withdraw ing the screws 1314. and placing anew Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 29, 1913.

Patented Aug. 4, 1914.? Serial No. 781,768.

outside angle or wearing portion such as 10 in position.

In the modification. shown in Fig. 5, the plate 9 may be mounted on any suitable standard such as 15 by any suitable means and is preferably inclined as shown so as to enable the snow and rain to readily escape withoutunnecessarily rusting the structure.

Of course it will be understood that an integral .Z-shaped beam may be employed instead of using angle irons as stated. It

will also be understood that suitable pipes,

cables or other devices such as 16 may be stored within the guard or curb as shown; thus enabling the same to serve as a conduit or box for the protection of such pipe, conduit or cable.

Of course it will be understood that various modificationsmay be made without departing from the spirit of the invention as claimed.

1. Ina combination with a structure to be protected, a guard comprising a web portion disposed at an angle to said structure, and adapted to be secured adjacent thereto,

and a front depending wearing edge for.

said Web whereby the hubs of vehicles are prevented from striking said structure.

24111 combination with a structure to be protected, a guard comprising a webportion disposed at an angle to said structure and adapted to be secured adjacent thereto, and a front depending Wearing edge for said web whereby the hubs of vehicles are prevented from striking said structure, said wearing edge being adapted to be removed.

3. A wheel-guardlcomprising a central plate having an angle iron at the back adapted to be secured to a post, and an angle iron at the front projecting downwardly from said plate, and means beneath said plate for securing the same in position.

4. A wheel-guard comprising a central plate having an angle iron at the back adapted to be secured to a post, and an angle iron at the front projecting downwardly from said plate, and means beneath said plate for securing the same inposition, said means comprising an angle iron beneath said plate and a "channel loeam, said angle securing said angle ironat the front of said iron, plate and channel beam secured toplate. I g'ether. In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my 5. A wheel guard comprising a late havsignature in thepresence of two witnesses. ing an angle iron-at the back; an "an angle I THOMASA. HILL. ron at the front projecting downwardly Witnesses: from said plate, means for securing said LoUrsE E DERLE, guard in positi0n,and means for detachably I Anal J RGENSEN.

Copies ofthis patent may be obtained for flvec entsieach, by addressing the Commissioner .of Patents;

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